Storage-battery-charging system.



F. E. FANNING. STORAGE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM.

APPucATToN man MAYzai 1913. K

Patented June 29, 1915. 2 SHEETS-SHEET T.

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STORAG BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23. I9I3.

Patented June 29', 1915.

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I l I l I I I I I I I I l l I .l ZMWJM mm FRED E. FANNING, WOODLAND, ILLINOIS.

.smonAcnBATrERY-CHARGING SYSTEM.

specification' of Letters raient.

Patented J unc 29, 1915.

- Application aieanay 23, 1913. serial No. 769,486.

To-all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I. Fimo E. FANNING, a vcitizen of the United States of America, residing at 'Woodlanrh in the .county of Iroafquois and State of Illinois, have invented (new and useful Improvements in Storage- Battery-Charging Systems, of which the folllowing is a speciiication. l This invention relates to improvements ,in charging systems .for storage batteries or accumulatore and has particular application to a' charging system for use on motor vehicles, and in rural districts Where the inhabitants liave their own electric lighting jplants.l l

` In carrying out the present inventionit isl .my purp'ose to providea-system of the classdescribed wherein by meansof a Igen- .erator adapted to be driven from fan explosive engine, a storage battery or' accu- 'v mulator, 'and' a 'number of switches, a light-v ing lcircuit maybe fed from the'accumlator land, vvhen'mth'e" latter hasbeen exhausted, from thegenerator, the 'switches being'capable of manipulation sothat thelainp feeders may be placed in circuit'with eitherthe` Vbattery or the generator, andthe generator `converted into a motory and' driven from the lof the, generator may be 'started or pladedl under its' initial compression so that the same ma pick up its own 'cycle of operation.

'Itisailso my purpose to provide' 'an 'automatic switch or circuit breaker which will be tuvito'matic in action andx located inthe :charging circuit and by means of which the 'proper flow of current to the circuit from the source of energy Willbe-at all 'times as- The .upwardly extending limbs of the U- shaped armature, that is the pole pieces of 95 sured, the circuit breaker or switch being 4constructed in such manner as to be readily `and conveniently installed in -a charging circuit and operating to automatically break" the circuit lin the event that the current A through the charging circuit is reversed incident to overcharging of the battery and4 --an aperture in the interconnecting member Iof the U-shaped' armature and thread edly enthe like@ -r Furthermore, I aim to provide a system of.F the type' set forth whichwill embrace the Adesired Ifeatures of siniplicity;eiiiciency, duf.

,50 yrability and convenience and which maybe installed and'maintained at a minimum cost n and readily. and conveniently-manipulated. .l n

.,*9 ad pted-to engage the contact 10 conl With` the above and other objectsl inview, .the invention consists inthe construction,

combinationand arrangement of parts'herebattery s'ovthat the driving motor-or engine Q K y the magnet to the right of Fig. 2 Will have inafter set forth in and falling within the scope ofthe claim. v In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a diagrammatic View of a battery cliarging system constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. Q- is a view in side elevation of the automatic circuit breaker or charging switch. Fig. 3 is a sectionalview therethrough.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the numeral l designates a dynamo electric machine or generator of any suit'able construction and adapted to be driven from an 'internal combustion engine indicated conventionally at 2. Some suit able form of clutch mechanism is preferably employed between the generator and the engine so that the generator may be coupled up withv and'uncoupled from the engine.

The numeral 3 esignates an automatic circuit breaker or c 'erging switch connected in circuit with the dynamo 1 by means of a lead Wire 4 leading from one side of the generator and terminatin in a binding post 5....The automatic circuit reaker 3 is, in the present instance, in the form of a polarized relay composed of electromagnets 6, vvound' in-i relatively opposite` directions so that when the current is flowing in one direction,

a soiith'pole, While the magnet to the leftwillhave a north pole, while when the direction of the flow bf the current changes, I th'e polarity .of the magnets will be reversed. ...The numeral 6 Jdesignatesa magnetized armaturehof substantially. U-shape and hav-1 c Iing the extremities of the limbs thereof forming permanent north and south poles.

such armature, are formed With axially *alining preferably rectangular openings 6 andthrough these openings is passed a bar .57 secured to the armature through the medim of a fastening screw. 7 passed through 10o gagingth'e' bar 7 so that the armature may be elevated and lweredhyith respect to the necte 'to the free terminal ofthe ivindings offfthe magnets','theother terminal ofthe ilo posite sides of a storage battery or accumulawindings of such magnets being tapped onto the binding post 5. Tapped onto the pivoted end of the levei 7 is a conductor 12 forming in effect a continuation of the lead wire 4 and terminating in the central contact .V13 of one side of a triple pole double throw lswitch 14, while connected to the opposite side of the generator 1 is a lead wire l5 terminating in one end contact 1610i" the switch 14 at the side of such switch with the contact 13, that is to say, at the left of the switch blade. Leading'from the center pivot Contact of the switch 14 is a conductor 17 terminating'in one pivot contact of a double pole double throw charging switch 18, while from one end pivot contact of the switch 14 leads a conductor 19 vterminally connected to the remaining pivot contact ot' the switch 18 and to one side ot the switch 18 are connected conductors 20,l 20 connected to the optor 21, while the opposite side of the double lpole double throw switch 18 is' in the form `of jacks or sockets 22 whereby another secondary or storage battery' may be charged subsequent to the chargingof the accumu- I' lator 21.

iows from the generator through the lead wire 4, windings of the magnets 6, 6, contactll, the respective portion of the lever 8, the conductor 12, conductors 17 and 20,

`through` the accumulator, the storage battery 21 and thence back to the opposite side of the generator by way ofthe conductors 20, 19 and 15. As long-as the current from 4pair of conductors 25 terminatinin the l minatin the generator Hows in the proper direction, the polarized Arelay will hold the circuit closed at the contact 10', .While whenthe directionof current is reversed, the oles Aof the magnets 6, 6 will be reversed an so present like poles to the poles of the armature 6 thereby releasing the lever or bar 7 and permitting the latter to gravitate to its lowered positlon so as to break the circuit.

lConnected in multiple. with the generator or dynamo is apair of conductors 23 terin one side of the` double.A ole Adouble t yrow switch 24, whlegmultipled to the storage battery or accumulator 21 `is a opposite side vof the vswitch 24, t e `ivot 'studs'of the blades of'the switch 24 eingconnected by wayof conductors 26 with a sion so as to lplick up its own vin its elevate lvoltmeter 27. Thus, by means of the switch 24 the voltmeter may be electrically connected with the generator or the storage battery, according tothe manipulation of the blades of the switch thereby enabling the voltage of the generator and accumulator to be determined. An ammeter 28 isv preferably connected in series with the conductor 19.

From two of the contacts at the righthand side of the blades of the triple pole switch lead electric light feeders 29, which,

when the blades of this triple poleswitch l yare thrown to the right are in electrical communication with the storage battery 21 by way of the conductors 20,20, the switch V 18, the conductors 17, 19 and the blades of the triple pole switch. Thus,the lamps connected in the feeders may be supplied with energy from the accumulator 21. In order that the lamps connected in circuit with the feeders 29 may be supplied withenergy during the charging of the accumulator 21 and receive such energy from the generator 1, I

tap onto the accumulator a conductor 30 having the free terminal thereof fastened to the remaining contact 31 at the left-hand side of the triple pole double throw switch 14, `while the top plvot'contact of the switch blades and the center contact at the right of the blades are bridged by means of a section of ,wire 31, the lower contact to the right of the blades of the switch 14 'and the lower 'pivot contact of the blades being bridged-by means of a Alink 32. Thus, it will be seen that when the blades of the triple pole double throw switch 14 are thrown to the left, the generator 1 will be placed in electrical communication -with the accumulator 21 so as to charge the latter, as

previously described, while should one orV moreof the lights connected with the feeders 29 be turned on, current will ow from one side of the generator ,into the particular side of the accumulator, thence throu h the conductor 30,.respective blade of t e switch 14, wire 31', the respective feeder 29 and thence back to the other side of the -generator by way of the remaining feeder 29, the link 32, the respective blade ofthe switch 14, and the conductor 15.

In some instances, it may be desired to run the generator as a motor so that the in-A ator may be placed under initial comprescgcle of o eralades o tion.A For t s purpose the current tol How from the accumulator. 21

into the generator and. operate the latter as a motor.'

From the foregoing description taken i'n connection with the accompanying drawthe switch 14'are thrown to the left and the, upwardlyxmanually and held. position thereby enabling' the ternal combustionengine driving the gener-V 1.20

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. ings, the:construction,` mode of operation bereadilap arent. z

It 'be Pseen that and manner v'of employmgmy invention will storage batteryl chargin system by means of which the lamps in al be illuminated and .wher be placedunder initial compression..-

t'or, other than that indicated at 21,` may be by charged, as will be readily understoo those lskilled in the art to which lthefinven tion appertains. It 4will be observed 'that' Ithe automatic' circuit 'breaker 3 ,acts -as asafety deviceY so that in the event ofa reversal the current iow, the-` connections betweenthe generator ,and s toragebattery will be' broken Orl-disrupted. -20

- ,While I have herein-shown wade-scribed one, preferred form of my inventionA by way vof illustration, I- desire' to have it U11- v IV have provided a e ghting circuit 'may e y thevengine mlxy means of the contacts 22, 220i the double pole double throw switch 18, an accumulaself .to the from the spirit o'f the invention.

l'Ic'laini' In a system of the class described,"an elec'- tric generator, a storage battery,- electric light lfeeders. and a three .ole double switch having certain `of its po esinterconnected independently of the blades, wherebyA in'one osition the light feeders and generator will i le connected to said battery and' when in its other position, the generator. will becut. out.

In testimon whereof I: aflix my signature l in presence o twowitnesses.

FRED'E. FANiIING.' Witnesses f i .S. O. FRANKJmBERGER, C. A. LEATHERMAN. y 

